| Urban Studies - Economy Four-Volume Set Edition Contributor(s): Paddison, Ronan (Editor), Timberlake, Michael (Editor), Williams, Colin C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847872581 ISBN-13: 9781847872586 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $1128.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2009 Annotation: The city is the principal site through which globalisation occurs. This is reflected in the various social, economic, and political changes that have not only added emphasis to dynamics of cities, but have also multiplied the contradictions and tensions underlying urban development. These eight volumes - available as one set or as two four volume sets (Set One - Urban Studies - Economy / Set Two Urban Studies Society) - are edited by Ronan Paddison, Editor of Urban Studies, the key journal in the discipline. Each volume is in turn edited by an acknowledged specialist. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 330.917 |
| LCCN: 2008943512 |
| Series: Sage Library Urban Studies |
| Physical Information: 1600 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These four volumes focus on the city and the urban economy - its meaning, interpretation, study, and measurement. It examines the city in the national economy and then relates urban economies in a globalizing world. The final volume reviews the management of the urban economy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paddison, Ronan: - Ronan Paddison is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Glasgow. His research interests focus on the political processes driving urban change and, in particular, under what conditions local participation can contribute to the making of more inclusive and democratic cities. Recent projects have included the role of community participation in the installation of public art, and the limitations to public participation in the post-political city. He is Managing Editor of Urban Studies and of Space and Polity. |